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chavez, himself, made that rule. analyst say if anyone can unseat him, it's the man facing him today. it's after 9:00 p.m. polls were scheduled to close hours ago but they're still open. what's going on? >> reporter: a few are still open. if you are in any polling station anywhere in this country today you would know the lineups were huge, and it could be approaching 80%. for that reason, the electoral commission stayed true to word and continued to have the polls open. we are not sure if it will make a difference, though. we are getting word that they reached 80 to 95% of the votes are counted. >> what has energized voters so much, for people to wait in really long lines? >> reporter: traditionally venezuela has high turnouts, but beyond that, this is one of the closest and really contested elections in venezuelan history. and this young guy, 40 years old, he always compared to the david and goliath thing, and then you have chavez, and he has thrown everything at the campaign, and even the kitchen sink, and doing wh
chavez, himself, made that rule. analyst say if anyone can unseat him, it's the man facing him today. it's after 9:00 p.m. polls were scheduled to close hours ago but they're still open. what's going on? >> reporter: a few are still open. if you are in any polling station anywhere in this country today you would know the lineups were huge, and it could be approaching 80%. for that reason, the electoral commission stayed true to word and continued to have the polls open. we are not sure if...
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you see hugo chavez voting this morning. well hugo chavez first selected president in 1999 and will serve another term. it's election day in venezuela and the news just announced by the election's council. when and how did the news come down? we just spoke moments ago and now we didn't know and now we do. >> reporter: we learned about 15 minutes ago, don, on social media we could see that chavez won, and we had sources inside the electoral commission and it's 51% to 45% for the pop seugs. it was not as close as people thought it might be. and we could not report it because of the phedmedia restrictions right now. it's like the fourth of july out here, and the fireworks are still going. and by any measure this is a crushing defeat for the opposition. they made a house to house battle for this vote, and there were many things to complain about. hugo chavez threw everything including the kitchen sink at this election he gave out many things, cell phones, and he has been on the nationalized campaign, and nationalized almost 1,00
you see hugo chavez voting this morning. well hugo chavez first selected president in 1999 and will serve another term. it's election day in venezuela and the news just announced by the election's council. when and how did the news come down? we just spoke moments ago and now we didn't know and now we do. >> reporter: we learned about 15 minutes ago, don, on social media we could see that chavez won, and we had sources inside the electoral commission and it's 51% to 45% for the pop seugs....
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chavez himself made that rule. but analysts say if anyone can unseat this president, it's the man facing him today. a 40-year-old governor. let's get to caracas right now. paula, it's after 9:00 p.m. polls were scheduled to close hours ago. but they're still open. what's going on? >> reporter: a few are still open. if you were in any polling station, you know the lineups were huge. the turnout could be approaching 80%. the electoral commission stayed true to word and allowed the polls to stay open. we're getting word that perhaps they reached critical mass. that means 80% to 90% of the votes have been counted. we expect results in the next hour or so, don. >> what has energized voters so much to stay at polling places and wait in really long lines? >> reporter: traditionally, venezuela does have high turnout. but beyond that, this has been one of the closest and most contested elections in venezuelan history. and he has always compared this to the david and goliath thing. and then, you have hugo chavez. he's thrown
chavez himself made that rule. but analysts say if anyone can unseat this president, it's the man facing him today. a 40-year-old governor. let's get to caracas right now. paula, it's after 9:00 p.m. polls were scheduled to close hours ago. but they're still open. what's going on? >> reporter: a few are still open. if you were in any polling station, you know the lineups were huge. the turnout could be approaching 80%. the electoral commission stayed true to word and allowed the polls to...
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chavez himself made that rule. but analysts say if anyone can unseat this president, it is the man facing him today. a 40-year-old governor. so let's go right to caracas now. cnn's paula newton is there. paula, it's evening there, voting has been going on all day. any word about irregularity or trouble at the polls or who might be ahead. do they even do exit polling? >> reporter: they do exit polls and they're not supposed to report on them here though. thankfully, don, though i can tell but them. what they do is they have these dueling exit polls they try to get out. a lot of it happens through social media even though that breaks the rules. we've had the government saying they're ahead by 8%. we've had the opposition saying they're ahead by anywhere from 1% to 3%. this is going to be a cliff-hanger in venezuela. i can tell from you speaking to both parties, they have no clue. they do believe it will be very close, and they themselves were very nervous about the results going in. and, you know, each one of them, h
chavez himself made that rule. but analysts say if anyone can unseat this president, it is the man facing him today. a 40-year-old governor. so let's go right to caracas now. cnn's paula newton is there. paula, it's evening there, voting has been going on all day. any word about irregularity or trouble at the polls or who might be ahead. do they even do exit polling? >> reporter: they do exit polls and they're not supposed to report on them here though. thankfully, don, though i can tell...
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he's saying that because president hugo chavez is a polarizing figure. a lot of the exiles here in the united states, and there are about 100,000 voters, abroad, 70% here in the united states. most of them are in the opposition, and thoept change the situation and government and kick president chavez out of power. >> if they didn't feel that way prior to, i guess, the consulate in miami closing, then that kind of cemented a new sentiment, didn't it? >> just to give you an idea before this election there were 56,000 venezuelans in the united states register it had to vote. the number bewent up to 100,000. this is the actual ballot that venezuelans are using. you see a lot of little pictures of president chavez on the up top and aa lot of little picturing on the opposition candidates -- >> notice there's just two candidates here. >> all of these parties center aligned with one ort other candidate. it's not like here in the united states where you go democrat or republican. you have more than a dozen parties, and it all depends who you're with that the cand
he's saying that because president hugo chavez is a polarizing figure. a lot of the exiles here in the united states, and there are about 100,000 voters, abroad, 70% here in the united states. most of them are in the opposition, and thoept change the situation and government and kick president chavez out of power. >> if they didn't feel that way prior to, i guess, the consulate in miami closing, then that kind of cemented a new sentiment, didn't it? >> just to give you an idea...
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president hugo chavez. he voted today in caracas. since chavez was first elected 13 years ago, today's contest was the strongest challenge to his role. latin america is certainly paying close attention to this important election. rafael, tell us about the man challenging hugo chavez and what's at stake for venezuela today? >> what's at stake is they want to keep being a socialist economy and regionally if you speak about that, it's about how venezuela is portrayed in the world as a socialist model driving away many american companies by nationalizing a lot of the companies that used to be there, including many american companies. on today for the first time in 13 years, hugo chavez is facing a real challenger by the name f of -- he's only 40 years old, he has never lost an election. he's incredible what he campaigns and has visited more than 300 towns around the country. and he has been on this nonstop campaigning for the last several months. he attracts a lot of people, but again, chavez has been in power for 13 years as the incumbe
president hugo chavez. he voted today in caracas. since chavez was first elected 13 years ago, today's contest was the strongest challenge to his role. latin america is certainly paying close attention to this important election. rafael, tell us about the man challenging hugo chavez and what's at stake for venezuela today? >> what's at stake is they want to keep being a socialist economy and regionally if you speak about that, it's about how venezuela is portrayed in the world as a...
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and hugo chavez. we're going live to caracas, coming up. ♪ my life begins today ♪ ♪ fly by night away from here ♪ ♪ change my life again ♪ ♪ fly by night, goodbye my dear ♪ ♪ my ship isn't coming ♪ and i just can't pretend oww! ♪ [ male announcer ] careful, you're no longer invisible in a midsize sedan. the volkswagen passat. the 2012 motor trend car of the year. that's the power of german engineering. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... working together has never worked so well. ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male annou
and hugo chavez. we're going live to caracas, coming up. ♪ my life begins today ♪ ♪ fly by night away from here ♪ ♪ change my life again ♪ ♪ fly by night, goodbye my dear ♪ ♪ my ship isn't coming ♪ and i just can't pretend oww! ♪ [ male announcer ] careful, you're no longer invisible in a midsize sedan. the volkswagen passat. the 2012 motor trend car of the year. that's the power of german engineering. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the...
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there to dedicate the cesar chavez national monument. let's take a listen. >> it drew sfretrength from americans of every race and background who marched and boycotted on behalf of la causia and always inspired by the farm workers themselves, some of whom are with us. this place belongs to you too. but the truth is, we would not be here if it weren't for cesar. growing up as the son of migrant workers who lost their home in the great depression, cesar wasn't easy on his parents. he described himself as capricious. his brother richard had another word for him. stubborn. by the time he reached seventh grade, cesar estimated he had attended 65 elementary schools, following the crop cycles with his family, working odd jobs, sometimes living in roadside tents without electricity or plumbing. it wasn't an easy childhood, but cesar always was different. while other kids could identify all the hottest cars, he memorized the names of labor leaders and politicians. after serving in the navy during world war ii, cesar returned to the fields. it was
there to dedicate the cesar chavez national monument. let's take a listen. >> it drew sfretrength from americans of every race and background who marched and boycotted on behalf of la causia and always inspired by the farm workers themselves, some of whom are with us. this place belongs to you too. but the truth is, we would not be here if it weren't for cesar. growing up as the son of migrant workers who lost their home in the great depression, cesar wasn't easy on his parents. he...
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hugo chavez clearly said he believes the opposition will try and drive that and he said anyone who does that will be punished. but it was, as i say, true to form. true chavez, cracking jokes throughout, and looking quite healthy, really, despite what has been a very terrible year for hum in trying to battle cancer. paula newton, cnn, caracas. >>> from sean conry to daniel craig, who is your favorite bond? we'll share bond moments and bond trivia you may not already know. a speed bump! [ wife ] a beached whale! awn clippings! a mattress. a sausage link. mermaid. honey!? driftwood. come on, you gotta help us out here a little. [ male announcer ] febreze eliminates odors and leaves carpets fresh. ♪ [ male announcer ] febreze. eliminates odors and leaves carpets fresh. ♪ >>> welcome back to "early start weekend." from dr. know to quantum of solace, from sean connery to daniel craig, james bond has been entertaining moviegoers from around the world for five decades. to celebrate and learn a few things that we might not know about a few things is nadia bilchik. so 50 years? >> 50 years. 1
hugo chavez clearly said he believes the opposition will try and drive that and he said anyone who does that will be punished. but it was, as i say, true to form. true chavez, cracking jokes throughout, and looking quite healthy, really, despite what has been a very terrible year for hum in trying to battle cancer. paula newton, cnn, caracas. >>> from sean conry to daniel craig, who is your favorite bond? we'll share bond moments and bond trivia you may not already know. a speed bump!...
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chavez has been suffering from cancer. also just to give you and idea how uneven the playing field is in venezuela, just for the sake of a hypothetical scenario, imagine president obama has a national tv network paid for with public funds that he can use whenever he pleases to campaign. that's exactly what chavez has in venezuela. he has a national tv network and also venezuela law allows him to break into programming, even if the broadcasters are private, if the government decides that it is okay to do so. >> whatever kind of campaign he wants they can put it on the air. >> meanwhile, this man has to go through regular channels like candidates here in the huns. he has to pay for air time. pay for spots. to begin with that part of the campaign alone is highly, highly unfair. >> does he have a chance? does he have any kind of chance? >> you saw him there campaigning. he's very energetic. he's traveling by bus. campaigning throughout venezuela by bus. he's visited more than 300 towns. again given the circumstances, it's an u
chavez has been suffering from cancer. also just to give you and idea how uneven the playing field is in venezuela, just for the sake of a hypothetical scenario, imagine president obama has a national tv network paid for with public funds that he can use whenever he pleases to campaign. that's exactly what chavez has in venezuela. he has a national tv network and also venezuela law allows him to break into programming, even if the broadcasters are private, if the government decides that it is...
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despite business ties, chavez has wrangled washington with fiery criticism and support for controversial leaders like the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. >>> this unmanned aircraft was destroyed by israeli defense forces saturday over israeli air space. happened not far from a secret nuclear plant. no one has claimed responsibility for the aircraft. one israeli security analyst says the drone, though, originated in lebanon. but the israeli government has not made any official announcement. >>> on the subject of drones, several americans are now in pakistan protesting u.s. policy. more than 30 members of code pink marched against american drone strikes in pakistan because, according to code pink, those drones are killing way too many civilians. if you're not familiar with code pink it's a feminist group that's made a name for itself for its anti-war demonstrations and for disrupting meetings like this protest at the 2008 republican national convention. >>> joining me now from islamabad is madieu benjamin, co-founder of code pink. mention. >> hi, carol. thanks for having me on. >> t
despite business ties, chavez has wrangled washington with fiery criticism and support for controversial leaders like the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. >>> this unmanned aircraft was destroyed by israeli defense forces saturday over israeli air space. happened not far from a secret nuclear plant. no one has claimed responsibility for the aircraft. one israeli security analyst says the drone, though, originated in lebanon. but the israeli government has not made any official...
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president hugo chavez is hoping to hold onto his power. his challenge this election is a centrist state governor. paula newton is live for us from caracas. paula, we hear there were lots of long lines outside the voting stations well before the doors even opened. how is it going? >> reporter: long lines including where hugo chavez voted. i'm not sure at our elections people wait that long, three, four, five six hours some people still in line. we are getting hints they have to keep the polls longer than 6:00 p.m., which is when they were scheduled to close locally. having sdz that, things were calm where hugo chavez was voting. he voted and there was quite a bit of commotion outside after that. what is clear here, fred, and this is important in this very tight race, he says that he will live by the result, whatever it is, if that means that even if it sweeps him out of office. take a listen. >> translator: none of you should have the least doubt we will recognize the results regardless of what they are. >> reporter: and what's also interes
president hugo chavez is hoping to hold onto his power. his challenge this election is a centrist state governor. paula newton is live for us from caracas. paula, we hear there were lots of long lines outside the voting stations well before the doors even opened. how is it going? >> reporter: long lines including where hugo chavez voted. i'm not sure at our elections people wait that long, three, four, five six hours some people still in line. we are getting hints they have to keep the...
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analysts says the results show chavez is weaker politically in that country. paula newton has been following the vote for us in caracas. good morning. >> good morning, soledad. 10%, he won by 10%, wouldn't seem like any kind of a political victory for the pop position but it was significant in venezuela. when you consider he took every lever he had in the state and that was money and he threw it at this campaign, not in a traditional way we're seeing with ads back home but more in the way of getting people refrigerators, cell phones, new homes, he did everything he could. as a result the economy here has perked up. they're going to have a financial hangover in the next while, even though they are a major oil producing nation. another thing to senior, soledad, we haven't talked about it too much because hugo chavez has been compromised by the election and the cancer he was ball bat theling he sets up with russia and china on the issue of syria. we have to look forward to what he has coming up, whether he will get more serious about trying to help to get some ki
analysts says the results show chavez is weaker politically in that country. paula newton has been following the vote for us in caracas. good morning. >> good morning, soledad. 10%, he won by 10%, wouldn't seem like any kind of a political victory for the pop position but it was significant in venezuela. when you consider he took every lever he had in the state and that was money and he threw it at this campaign, not in a traditional way we're seeing with ads back home but more in the way...
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president hugo chavez is seeking a fourth term there. >>> a north korean soldier has done what very few others have been able to. he defected to the south and told authorities when he got there, he had just killed his superior. cnn's paula hancocks has details. >> reporter: it's not unknown but certainly rare for someone to escape through the dmz. it is described as the most heavily fortified border on earth and yet a north korean soldier was able to walk across it on saturday. the joint chiefs of staff described to reporters how he managed it. >> translator: a north korean soldier has lef our army has raised its military alert in the ya but there's been no extra ordinary moves. >> he was then able to cross the border without being stopped. south korean guard says they heard the gunfire before seeing the north korean soldier fleeing after it was confirm thad he did, in fact, want to defect. he was taken to an undisclosed location and interrogated. very few managed to cross this tightly controlled border. in fact, the last time a north korean soldier succeeded was 2 1/2 years ago, accord
president hugo chavez is seeking a fourth term there. >>> a north korean soldier has done what very few others have been able to. he defected to the south and told authorities when he got there, he had just killed his superior. cnn's paula hancocks has details. >> reporter: it's not unknown but certainly rare for someone to escape through the dmz. it is described as the most heavily fortified border on earth and yet a north korean soldier was able to walk across it on saturday....
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hugo chavez wants to be paid attention to. i don't expect him to be pivoting in any way radically from what he did before. it plays well in caracas. it plays well in venezuela. he is going to continue to be very provocative with the united states no matter who wins the election. >> you heard him say he would vote for obama as opposed to romney. why does he think obama is better than romney? >> reporter: you know, he called obama rational a few nights ago. to univision, president barack obama in a spanish language interview said, we do not see anything that venezuela is doing against the u.s. national interest. that goes against what republicans, including senator marco rubio, has said clearly and loudly. venezuela supports syria. venezuela supports iran. they could, in fact, be supporting hezbollah here in the country, although there isn't any concrete proof of that. those people, the republicans are saying, look, pay attention to venezuela. we need to understand what they're doing in this hemisph e hemisphere. >> paula newton
hugo chavez wants to be paid attention to. i don't expect him to be pivoting in any way radically from what he did before. it plays well in caracas. it plays well in venezuela. he is going to continue to be very provocative with the united states no matter who wins the election. >> you heard him say he would vote for obama as opposed to romney. why does he think obama is better than romney? >> reporter: you know, he called obama rational a few nights ago. to univision, president...
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chavez is hoping to hold onto power. his challenging is a centrist state governor. >>> they're examining a drone that entered their air space. the military shot down the craft as it entered the southern part of the country. israeli security experts suspect the drone came from lebanon and not ghaza. so far nobody has claimed responsibility for it. >>> now to the conflict in syria. shelling continuing to cross the syrian turkish border for the fifth day now. this morning turkey fired four retaliatory shells into serbia. the shells landed very close to a border town. leon panetta described his concern about this recent development. 100 people have been killed in the violence across syria today. >>> the second round of debates gets under way this week, but it won't be the men on the top of the tickets, it's the vice presidential candidates on the stage this thursday. cnn's political editor paul steinhauser is here with each side's strategy. >> hey, fred. foreign policies in the campaign spotlight tomorrow when mitt romney gi
chavez is hoping to hold onto power. his challenging is a centrist state governor. >>> they're examining a drone that entered their air space. the military shot down the craft as it entered the southern part of the country. israeli security experts suspect the drone came from lebanon and not ghaza. so far nobody has claimed responsibility for it. >>> now to the conflict in syria. shelling continuing to cross the syrian turkish border for the fifth day now. this morning turkey...
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where we're at right now is the cesar chavez memorial. the president will be unveiling it as a national monument. this is slated as an official event, but in the context of an election year, this is important at least for the obama campaign as the president is trying to reach out to hispanic voters that will be critical to his re-election bid. >> dan lothian, good to see you, as always. thank you, dan. >>> while the presidential contenders are busy raising money, of course, talking foreign policy as well. joe bide sxen paul ryan, they are practicing for their big moment. the vice presidential debate, that is on thursday. the hot topic on the sunday talk shows. let's watch. >>> people enjoy these debates. i would expect a lot of people to be watching. i think paul is going to did a great job, but i also think that joe biden is incredibly gifted when it comes to debating and understanding policy. he is a good orator. >> look, i think he just has to go out there and prosecute the same case the president was prosecuting. i hope that the oppon
where we're at right now is the cesar chavez memorial. the president will be unveiling it as a national monument. this is slated as an official event, but in the context of an election year, this is important at least for the obama campaign as the president is trying to reach out to hispanic voters that will be critical to his re-election bid. >> dan lothian, good to see you, as always. thank you, dan. >>> while the presidential contenders are busy raising money, of course,...
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there are fewer people today living in poverty in venezuela than there were when chavez took office. you know, randi, there is a sense here that, look, his time is over, and that's not just because he fought cancer. he claims he's cancer-free but on the campaign trail he isn't looking very healthy, and there is this sense that chavez revolution, the very left wing socialist revolution that he started, could be waning and the problem is taking from government coffers they haven't really invested as much. if you start from that oil infrastructure moving right down to the roads, in caracas, in the capital or out to the regions where there's lots of power, this is a country hanging on by a fiscal threat and they say next year default is perhaps possible and for sure financial restructuring will have to happen, and that could mean a devaluation of the currency here. randi? >> paula, what is at stake really for the u.s. in this election. >> reporter: you know, it might surprise many people in the united states that almost 10% of gas in the united states comes from this very country. this i
there are fewer people today living in poverty in venezuela than there were when chavez took office. you know, randi, there is a sense here that, look, his time is over, and that's not just because he fought cancer. he claims he's cancer-free but on the campaign trail he isn't looking very healthy, and there is this sense that chavez revolution, the very left wing socialist revolution that he started, could be waning and the problem is taking from government coffers they haven't really invested...
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from president obama to clinton to chavez, from karzai to co colbe colbert, most people probably prefer to mop their own face, but why sweat the small stuff when a stranger does this. >> thank you, you, too -- >> awkward. molested by napkin, it happened to mitt romney as he was posing for a photo with the staff of a florida restaurant called the tin fish. between the rain that showered the candidate and the heat, the owner couldn't resist. >> just looked up and i'm like, i can't let our next president look all sweaty like this in a photograph, so i just folded up some napkins -- >> and his cheek and then he was fending off the offending arm. but joseph didn't just do it once. he went back for seconds. he felt he had to. joseph noticed a shred of napkin -- >> so i felt uncomfortable, do i reach up and grab it? >> oh, no, you didn't. this time, the candidate insi insisted on doing it himself. then hangy gate is on leno. >> look at this. no! horrible. >> candidates -- first a pizza shop owner bear hugs the president. now, a fish restaurant owner mops off the governor's brow without the sec
from president obama to clinton to chavez, from karzai to co colbe colbert, most people probably prefer to mop their own face, but why sweat the small stuff when a stranger does this. >> thank you, you, too -- >> awkward. molested by napkin, it happened to mitt romney as he was posing for a photo with the staff of a florida restaurant called the tin fish. between the rain that showered the candidate and the heat, the owner couldn't resist. >> just looked up and i'm like, i...